Research Scientist Intern (Monetization Technology - Business Integrity) - 2027 Start (PhD)

TikTok
San Jose
Workplace: OnsiteInternshipFunction: Data Science & Machine LearningEducation: phdSkills: ["Problem-solving","Collaboration","Research to product translation"]

Build an end-to-end intelligent moderation system for TikTok monetization, including accurate rejection decisions, interpretable reasoning, and intelligent remediation. Work on next-generation content understanding to handle evolving moderation rules, long-form and long temporal sequences, multiple languages, limited data, and adversarial AIGC content. Collaborate across disciplines to develop and evaluate scalable machine learning/LLM approaches that outperform human benchmarks.

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Research Scientist Intern (Monetization Technology - Business Integrity) - 2027 Start (PhD)

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Job Summary

Build an end-to-end intelligent moderation system for TikTok monetization, including accurate rejection decisions, interpretable reasoning, and intelligent remediation. Work on next-generation content understanding to handle evolving moderation rules, long-form and long temporal sequences, multiple languages, limited data, and adversarial AIGC content. Collaborate across disciplines to develop and evaluate scalable machine learning/LLM approaches that outperform human benchmarks.
Location: San Jose
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Internship
Job Function: Data Science & Machine Learning
Seniority: Intern level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Build a leading moderation system enabling end-to-end accurate rejection decisions, interpretable reasoning, and intelligent remediation.
  • •Develop approaches to achieve fully automated moderation performance that surpasses human benchmarks.
  • •Address challenging moderation scenarios including evolving moderation rules, complex/long-form content, and adversarial tactics.
  • •Work with machine learning research to create and improve scalable models for content understanding in monetization contexts.
  • •Collaborate with global teams across disciplines to translate research into real-world product capabilities.

Key Requirements

  • •Currently pursuing a PhD in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Automation, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related technical discipline (completed or expecting graduation within 12 months).
  • •Research experience in areas such as Ads, Search, Recommender Systems, NLP, CV, Multimodal, or Agent technologies demonstrated via publications, thesis work, internships, or projects.
  • •Strong understanding of large language model methodology, including pre-training, post-training/alignment, and evaluation, with ability to read, reproduce, and critique recent literature.
  • •Ability to formulate research problems independently, design controlled experiments, and draw conclusions from ambiguous results.
  • •Proficiency in Python and at least one deep learning framework such as PyTorch or TensorFlow.
Education:PhD / Doctorate
Skills:Problem-solvingCollaborationResearch to product translation
Tech Stack:PythonPyTorchTensorFlowLarge language modelsLLM evaluationPre-trainingPost-training/alignmentRLHFRAGMultimodal applications

Company Brief

TikTok
Short-form video platform that lets users create, share, and discover entertainment content through algorithmic recommendations. It also offers advertising and creator tools for brands, influencers, and businesses.
Industry: Digital Media
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Headquarters: Singapore, Singapore
Founded: 2016
WebsiteLinkedIn